UK Financial Conduct Authority to consult on new short selling rules in Q3 2025

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on the notification and disclosure of net short positions, providing an update on short selling. Following the publication of the Short Selling Regulations 2025 in January, which set out high level requirements for the new UK short selling regime, the FCA has confirmed that it will consult on its new short selling rules in Q3 this year. The Short Selling Regulations 2025 give the FCA powers to set out more detailed rules to complete and implement the new regime; these powers have already entered into force. The FCA's rules and the remaining parts of the Regulations that are not already in force will be implemented once the FCA has finalised the new rules and has allowed time for the FCA to make any technical and operational changes, including the new requirement to publish aggregated net short positions by issuer. In the meantime, the existing UK short selling regime will continue to apply, including the current public disclosure of individual firms net short positions in issuers at the 0.5% threshold and above.

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